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hi all, and thanks for so many helpful replies .... i should possibly state that i was thinking aps-c and was thinking quite a short (say) 50-85mm range at about f/1.4 (but i do like 1.2 :-) - and i expect it's possibly a difficult or impossible ask, but think that range useful in a confined space .... in any case it worked out that the lovely 85/1.2 did well, although it was a tad tight and my imaginary zoom would have been perfect

 

.....but of course once again i was told not to take pictures, an occurrence as an amateur that has now happened enough times for this to be the last time i will attempt a shoot at any event, having already stopped taking people-pix for the same reason - although apparently my shots have been popular out there - oh well - 

 

.....and i'm afraid i should also point out that i no longer have any full frame gear - all sold since my nz trip except the sig180 - the end of the sale was interesting in so far as 'name' gear goes - the first za's actually sold before i finished writing and posting the last ads on ebay, in a matter of minutes .... anyhow i generally swim against the current in that i am not thinking of going full frame again, i quite like aps-c if i can get the width, which is possible with the 8-16 .... the good news for me is enough $$ for a super 17mm ts-e, 35/1.4, 400/5.6 and ability to easily rent the exotics with enough over for a 7D2 (if the 7D1 ever stops selling for canon i suppose)....so much for the need for speedy focus (see para 2 above) but i rather prefer this gear anyway - ta all